Demonstrators storm the MOUNSCO headquarters in Goma (Democratic Republic of Congo) on July 25, 2022, demanding the departure of the peacekeeping forces.
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UN peacekeeping missions will be revamped to better respond to the realities on the ground where they are deployed.
Pilots of the French Air Force at their airbase in N'Djamena, 2018.
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The dissolution of the Chad-France defence pact raises questions about Chad’s next potential partners. It could also reshape power dynamics in the Sahel.
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A change in presidential leadership shows voters that stability and prosperity aren’t linked to a single leader.
A Russian flag hanging on the monument of the Russian instructors in Bangui, on March 22, 2023.
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While Wagner may offer short-term stability for some African governments, its long-term impact undermines sustainable development and security.
A Rwandan officer on patrol in Palma, Mozambique, during a military assistance mission in 2021.
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Kigali wants to be seen as a reliable security provider at home and abroad.
A camp for displaced persons in Burkina Faso, May 2024.
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Burkina Faso tops the list of the world’s most neglected crises in the world for the second time in a row.
Play and storytelling are a crucial part of children’s cognitive development.
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Children benefit enormously from regular, cognitively stimulating interactions with their caregivers.
M23 rebels in Kibumba in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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The new intervention force must be sizeable, and have proper air cover as well as transport and air elements. None are guaranteed.
Beledweyne city in Somalia, under water following a flood.
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Funding climate adaptation in conflict areas may require engaging local communities and armed groups where national governments are absent.
A woman at a a counselling centre for rape victims in Paoua, 500km northwest of Bangui in the CAR.
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The birth rate was lower and the death rate markedly higher in areas outside government control in the Central African Republic.
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Russia was using the mercenary group to further its foreign policy aims in west Africa. There’s no reason to think Prigozhin’s death will change that.
10 tons of ammunition previously laid in civilian settlements by Libyan militia and Wagner group mercenaries .
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The Wagner rebellion in Russia has implications for African countries that depend on mercenaries and non-state armed groups for security.
Saudi security officers stand guard off the seaport of Port Sudan in April 2023.
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There is a risk that Sudan’s conflict could spill over into neighbouring countries.
Devastation: much of central Khartoum has been destroyed in heavy fighting.
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The role of the Wagner Group in the Sudan crisis is not yet clear, but its mercenaries are reported to be involved in a number of African countries.
Joseph Kony speaks to journalists in southern Sudan in November 2006.
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The Ugandan militant remains on the run despite a US$5 million bounty on his head for war crimes committed between 1987 and 2006.
Kenya last executed a prisoner in 1987 but continues to hand down the death sentence.
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Research finds that the threat of being sentenced to death has no bearing on how people contemplate violent crime.
Dozens of displaced people gather along the fence of the MONUSCO base in DRC.
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A specific regional protocol could ease the management of internally displaced persons in the region.
UN peacekeepers on patrol.
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Peacekeeping missions grab the headlines when they’re associated with tragedy and death – but that isn’t their full story.
Maxime Mokom during his first appearance at the ICC.
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Maxime Mokom is an ordinary man who came to reflect a specific vision of the Central African society, one that exclude other fellow citizens in the name of being a ‘true central African’.
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La Russie tente d'exporter en Afrique son modèle de gouvernance basé sur l'autoritarisme, la kloptocratie et une approche transactionnelle.